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Durrington High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
The Boulevard, Worthing BN13 1JX · durringtonhighschool.co.uk · 01903 244957
On the mapSearch near BN13 1JX
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 49.8
- average Attainment 8 score. West Sussex 46.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,572
- 95% of 1,650 places
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 19.5%
- First language not English
- 9.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 287 families put the school first and 325 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 325 | 287 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 323 | 283 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 312 | 242 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 327 | 291 | 0.9 | 97% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 329 | 315 | 1 | 94% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49.8, and 54.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across West Sussex it was 46.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲49.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲54.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲74.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼13.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.03 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 2.2 | +0.6 |
| Sixth form college | 12.8 | +5.7 |
| Further education | 69.6 | −7.2 |
| Other education | 2.6 | +2 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.9 | −1.3 |
| Employment | 3.5 | −0.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.1 | −0.7 |
| Activity not captured | 2.2 | +1.2 |
Ofsted
Durrington High School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 17 March 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 17 Mar 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2010
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2007Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (81 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 79%
- Replies
- 81
- 5% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (19%) with SEND